Magazine type of motion picture camera



J. MIHALYI MAGAZINE TYPE MOTION PICTURE CAMERA I March 19, 1935.

Filed Oct. 1, 1932 i 404L541? 55/51 d0 a yxfm a on F cc Eastman? commonw Applies-M The oresent invention relates type oi motion picture camera and larly to a camera in which the film l3 located a gate member in the c longitudinal strips of the in dlvidua exposed.

e 'oortion of the film extending ac oss magazine. should he not il '1 means are reached to ho d of the ie in co agernent gate member because i The not art has already reco is employed. r iilrn from a magazine within a being exposed accurately positioned with respect to .1 e l a on with the convex surface jective oi the camera by the employment r in camera. The type of tionm means to maintain the film in contact with l M a f d convex surface in the canthe surface of a gate member in the camera. resiliently bowed portion in the Tue additional means previously em for so from the magazine is es eciall maintaining the film from the magazine against to that type of camera in v; ch lonthe gate member of the camera have comprised it-c 1 trips of the film are ndividually en either a resiliently urged press-er member or nose l. .e provision of more than one opening plurality of springs. a in magazine for exposure oi the film will The primary object of the present invention obviously increase the frictional resistance to the provision of a film magazine within a cammovement of film through the magazine, heera so that the inherent or natural resiliency of cause increased frictional resistance will be the film maintains a portion or it in contact ouired at each opening in order to hold the with the gate member of the camera. in a predetermined plane during exposure. l-low-= Another object of the present invention is the ever, according to the present invention the provision of a film magazine in a motion picfrictional engagement between the film and the ture camera which is adapted to expose indigate member of the camera is created only our vidually longitudinal strips of the film, the mag= ing the exposure at any particular magazine azine being adapted to be positioned in two relopening, the frictional resistance at the other atively inverted positions within the camera, opening of the magam'ne being eliminated whe whereby a portion of the film is maintained the magazine opening is not in cooperation wit against the gate member of the camera by the the camera gate member to form an exposure resiliency of the film in either position of the gate for film. The specific construction of magazine. the magazine according to the invention con A further object of the present invention is tributes to the success and practicability of the the provision of a magazine having a plurality combination hetvveen the camera and him magof openings which cooperate with a camera gate azine. member to form an exposure gate for the film, Reference is hereby made to the accompanythe film passing through each opening of the ing drawing in the several figures or" which simirnagazine and making'frictional engagement with lar reference numerals designate similar elethe gate member of the camera at only one pormerits and in which:

tion of the film for each position. of the niaga- Fig. l. is a side elevation of a motion picture 4% zine so that the frictional resistance to the passcamera containing a magazine according to ing or" film through the magazine is not increased the invention, a fragmentary section through the by the fact that the film may be exposed in more gate of the camera being illustrated. The covers than one opening of the magazine. for the camera and for the magazine have been 0ter and further objects of the invention removed for better illustration of the internal will be suggested to those skilled in the art in the parts.

course or the following disclosure. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of a moth- The above and other objects are attained toy fled form of camera for individually exposing lonthe combination with a motion picture camera gitudinal strips of the film, the covers for the having a gate member with a convex surface of camera and magazine again are not shown tor w a film magazine having a guide means to conhotter illustration of internal members. vexly how a portion of film through an opening Fig. 3 is a cross section of the modified form of in the magazine, said magazine being adapted camera and magazine taken on the line 3--3 of to be located in the camera so that the convex Fig. 2. v surface of the gate member will iorm a concave Fig. c is a fragmentary perspective view of the F use: conve L till magazine according to the invention illustrating the manner in which a portion of the film is convexly curved across or through an opening of the magazine.

In the illustrated embodiments of the present invention the camera proper is composed of a camera casing 10 supporting an objective l1 and provided with a mechanism plate 12 extending longitudinally of the camera and dividing the casing 10 into a mechanism chamber 13 and a magazine chamber 14, see Fig. 3.

A spring motor 15, see Fig. 1, is mounted upon a stud 16 and rotates an annular gear 17 which meshes with a gear 18 mounted on a shaft 19 in the mechanism chamber 13. A large pinion gear 20 is also mounted upon shaft 19 and meshes with a. small pinion gear 21 fixed to a shaft 21'.

A gate member 22 is located at the front of camera casing 10 and is hemispherical in shape to contain a shutter 23 attached to a pin 24. An arm 25 is also attached to pin 24 within mechanism chamber 13 and is pivotally connected to a link 26. The other end of linl; 26 is pivotally connected to an arm 27 attached to shaft 21'. Consequently upon rotation of spring motor 15 to deliver up its energy, gears 17, 12, 20 and 21 are rotated, arm 27 is also'rotated to oscillate link 26 and arm 25 so that the shutter 23 is swung back and forth within the hemispherical gate member 22.

The gate member 22 has a convex surface preferably made up of a pair of rails 29 which extend along gate member 22 and which are laterally spaced so as to engage the perforated margins of the film, see "Fig. 8. Gate member 22 is also pro vided with an exposure aperture 22 which is in alignment with objective ii.

The film magazine according to the invention is provided with an opening across which a portion of the film may be convexly curved, guide means being provided within the magazine to support the firm so that a portion oi it is bowed convexly across the opening in the magazine. The film magazine may be composed of a casing 30 having outer wall 31 which is provided with an opening 32. An inner wall 33 is located within the casing so. is spaced from outer wall 31 so as to form a guiding channel for the film and is provided with a concave portion otwhich is opposite to and co=extensive with opening 32. The film guide channel, which is formed/by walls 31 and 33, cameo a portion of the filmto assume a convex formation across opening 32, see Fig. i, and when the magazine is located within the camera the convex surface of gate member 22 engages the portion of the film protruding from the magazine and curves the same into a concave formation extending into concave portion 53 of the magazine and into conformation with the curved surface of gate member 22.

According to Fig. 1, the film F extends through the film guide channel or between walls 31 and 33, is supplied from a supply roll 34 provided on a core 35 which rotates on a spindle 36 in the megazine, and is received by a take-up roll 37 on a core 38 rotated by a square spindle 39.

A toothed means is adapted to engage the film within the film guiding channel and is also adapted to advance the film through this channel. Such a toothed means may be composed of a sprocket wheel .40 rotatably mounted within casing 30 of the film magazine. Sprocket wheel 40 is driven by a square spindle 41 which also supports a gear 42 in mesh with large pinion gear 20. A spring belt 43 encircles a pulley 44 On" spindle ii and a pulley'45 on spindle 39. Pulley 45 has a smaller diameter than pulley 44 so that the takeup roll 37 will be driven at a peripheral speed greater than that necessary for winding up the film fed to it.

The film advancing arrangement which is employed optionally will now be described with respect to Fig. l. A concave portion 46 is provided in inner wall 33 within the magazine. A trigger i7 is pivotally mounted on a. stud 48 and is biased to the position shown in Fig. l by a coil spring 49 having one end engaging mechanism plate 12 and the other end engaging an arm 50 of trigger 47. A claw arm 51 is bent to pass through aperture 51' in mechanism plate 12 and enters a slot 58, see Fig. 4, in the fllm magazine to engage the marginal perforations of film E which is being guided between outer wall 31 and inner wall 33. A plurality of small cams 52 are mounted on gear 42. Said earns 52 are adapted to engage the end oi arm 50 but cause no interference to the engagement between gear 42 and large pinion gear 20. l-ls sprocket wheel 40 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the film F is formed into a loop within concave portion 46, indicated by dot-dash lines in Fig. 1, because claw arm 51 is in engagement with a film perforation and prevents longitudinal movement of the film. At the proper time one of the cams 52 momentarily moves arm perforation of the film to hold it for formation of another loop within concave portion 46. The resilient take-up for the film also assists in moving the film across the opening 32 of the ilhn magazine. Consequently the movement of the him through the exposure gate formed by the convex surface on gate member 22 and the opening 32 in the magazine is the result oi pushing action created by the formation of the loop in the iilrn within concave portion 46 and a pulling action created within spring belt 43 of the take-up system.

The location of the film within a camera according to the invention is now accomplished in the followingmanncr. The guiding means or the iilm guiding channel within the magazine supports the film F so that it bulges through opening 32 of the magazine. In other words, walls and 32 of the magazine maintain a portion of the film in a convex bow across opening 32, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and as shown in perspectivein Fig. .4. The magazine is now dropped into the camera with spindles 39 and 41 properly engaging the take-up'core 38 and the sprocket wheel 40, respectively. The portion of the film which was previously convexly bowed in the opening of the magazine is now caused to assume a concave formation by engagement with the convex surface or rails 29 on gate member 22. It will be noted that a reverse curve is formed in the film and those skilled in the art will readily understand that the inherent resiliency of the film will maintain the portion across opening 32 in conformation with the convex surface of gate member 22.

The particular form of exposure gate just discamera which is adapted individually to expose longitudinal strips of the film. Such modiiica tion or the camera according to the invention is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The only changes in the camera proper are the location of expo sure aperture 28', which must be offset laterally with respect to "the film F, and the proper al gn of objective ll with respect to this exposure aperture 28'. The film magaaoe is fully symmetrical about an axis through sprocket wheel to by the provision or a second opening 32, another, concave portion 53 another concave portion id.

The film may advanced through the magazine and exposure gate in the manner previously described or lay any other of the well lznown mechanisms for intermit tently advancing motion picture film.

The film cores to and 3% are adapted to driven alternatively loy spindle 39 when the mag azine is in either of two positions inverted to each other the camera. For

s purpose, cores 35' and 38' are rotata v mounted on annular flanges 5% and 55 which struclzup from opposite sides of the maga and are each provided with square axial holes to and 57, respectively, which are provided at op posite ends of the cores with respect to each other and which are available to spindle so through either of the opposite sides oi the magaa'he.

this modification oi the invention presents an additional advantage over the ordinary magazine camera for individual exposure or longitudinal strips on the same film. The magazine is adapt ed to assume two relatively inverted positions within the camera and according to the invention the film is exposed in each position at difierent openings in the magazine. Sufficient friction or tension'must be provided at any exposure gate to maintain the film in a predetermined plane for proper exposure, such a plane being the focal plane of the objective. When two exposure gates are used, the frictional resistance to the movement of film through the magazine would be increased in this type of camera by an amount equal to the resistance at the additional exposure gate. By the use of the type of exposure gate according to the invention, however, this additional frictional resistance is eliminated because the triotional engagement necessary to hold the iilm flat is only present when required at the opening of the magazine at which the film is being exposed. Referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the film F is reversely curved only at the exposure position, whereas the film 52' of the magazine isin its normal convexly curved position. Hence the frictional engagement or tension necessary to hold the film flat during exposure is present at the reversely curved portion of the film and the film may move freely across the aperture 32'.

Since many modifications of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention, the present disclosure is to be construed in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is to be understood that any type of shutter mechanism or any type or" film ad= vancing mechanism may be employed on the camera. It should also be understood that the take-up system or prime mover for the camera may be replaced by any equivalent construction.

ll-loving now particularly described my inven tion what ll desire to secure by Letters Patent or the United States and what I claim is:

l. The combination with a film magazine pro-= vided with an opening and containing guide F moving across opening.

W all) means having curved walls on each side oi the op n arcs oi the same convex curve to conduct a anoti picture iilm in a convex arc said openi g, of a "'lQ JlO'Il picture camera having a gate oher h. convex surface to our e -e at said open= t2- erent resiliency of at ope surface V1331)? across sa coo and conic ely inverted posr provided with two recesses w symmetrically located respect oi"- inversion and oi the are convexly howed, howed portions of natively t curved concavely co iorm to the conv :1 surface of the member i respective positions of said magezine.

4:. in a motion picture camera adapted individually to expose longitudinal strips of a motion picture film, the combination with a film magazine adapted to be located in either of two relatively inverted positions within said camera and provided with two recesses which are symmetrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversion and across which portions of the film are convexly bowed, of a gate member having a convex surface which is adapted alternatively to form a. concave curve in said portions oi the film and which is provided with an aperture laterally offset with respect to the film to expose said longitudinal strips thereof.

5. in a motion picture camera adapted individually to expose longitudinal strips oi a motion picture film, the combination with a rllm magazine adapted to be located in either oi two relatively inverted positions within said camera, provided with two recesses which are symmatrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversion and having guide channels adapted convexly to bow portions of film across each recess, of a gate member having a convex surface which is adapted alternatively to iorni a concave curve in. said portions of said film.

6. in motion picture camera, the combine tion with a film magazine adapted to be locate in either of two relatively inverted positions with in said camera and provided with two openings winch are symmetrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversion and across which portions of the film extend, ot a get" member adapted to cooperate with either of said open ings in each position oi the magazine to 'l'orin an exposure for the film.

I. in a picture camera, the continuation with a dim magazine adapted to he lo: cated either of two relatively inverted posh tions him said camera and provided with two openings which are symmetrically located with portions 2 convexly Kr. M .I. -v w. the Mini ceing adopted alveovidually to expose longitudinal strips of respect to the axis of magazine inversion and across which portions ofthe him extend, of a gate member adapted frictionally to engage either portion of the film extending across one of said openings in each position of the megazine and to maintain the film in a predetermined plane for exposure.

8. In a motion picture camera, the combination with a film magazine adaptedto be located in either of two relatively inverted positions within said camera and provided with two openings which are symmetrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversion and across which h portions of the film extend, of a gate member are symmetrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversionand across which por= tions oi the dim are convexly bowed, of a gate member having a convex surface which is adapted frictionally to engage said portions oi the film and which frictionally engages only one oi said portions in each position of the magazine.

10. in a film magazine, the combination with a casing having an outer wall which is convexly curved and provided with an opening, the outer wall portions on each side of the opening form ing arcs of the same convex curve, of a second well within said casing and which is curved similarly to but spaced from said outer wall to form a film guiding channel and which together with said outer wall forms a convex curve in the film extending across said opening;

' ii. In a dim magazine, the combination with a casing having an outer wall which is convex ly curved and provided with an opening, the outer wall portions on each side of the opening forming arcs oi the some convex curve, oi? a second wall within said magazine, is copied similarly to but spaced from said outer wall to form a film guiding channel, which together with said outer wall forms a. convex curve in the unsupported film extending across said opening and which has a concave portion opposite the opening in said outer wall.

12. In a film magazine, the combination with a casing having an outer wall which is convexly curved and provided with an opening, of a second wall within said casing and which is spaced from said outer wall to form a film guiding channel and adapted to form a convex curve in the film extending across said opening, a toothed means adapted to engage andmove a film through said film guiding channel, and a concave portion in said second wall adjacent said toothed means and adapted to receive a film loop.

13. In a film magazine adapted to assume two operative positions which are inverted with re- I spect to each other, the combination with a casing having an outer wall which is convexly curved and which is provided with two openings setrlcally located with respect to the xis oi magazine inversion, oi a second wall within said casing, which is spaced Irom said outer wall to form a film guiding channel and adapted to form convex curves in the film extending across said opening, and which has concave portions opposite the opening in said outer wall, a toothed means adapted to engage and move a film through said film guiding channel, and concave portions in said second wall on each side of said toothed means and adapted to receive as him loop.

1on1 nlm magazine adapted to assume two operative positions which are inverted with respect to each other for alternate exposure 01 laterally adjacent longitudinal strips oi film, the combination with a casing having an outer wall which is provided with two openings which are symmetrically located with respect to the axis of magazine inversion, oi a second well within said spaced from said outer wall and adapted to term a convex how in the portions of him .ei'ztendhig across said openings. J dfdlilll-l 

